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British actor Dominic West, best-known to millions as Detective
Jimmy McNulty on The Wire, has turned down a role on Game
of Thrones in its third season. West cited an unwillingness to
spend 'six months' filming in Iceland, away from his family, as his
reason for turning down the project. Apparently he was immediately
berated by his nephew for turning down a role in "the only great
show on" (West hasn't seen the show).

Interviewer Maureen Ryan (a long-term fan and supporter of the
show) convincingly argues that the role West turned down was that
of Mance Rayder.

West is also noted for his roles in the movie 300, where
he played a scheming politician feuding with Lena Headey, and in
the TV series The Hour, where he stars alongside Oona
Chaplin.

This past weekend I attended EasterCon 2012, an annual British SF
and fantasy convention. This year the con was held at a hotel near
Heathrow Airport, with George R.R. Martin as guest of honour.

My main role was to interview GRRM about the books, the TV
series and his earlier career, during which some interesting
anecdotes came up. The interview was recorded, so I'll post a link
once it becomes available online.

There was also a TV panel in which actors Miltos Yerolemou and
John Bradley-West discussed their work on the programme, with
Yerolemou showing off some of his sword training skills. At a later
party Gethin Anthony and Natalia Tena also showed up to meet fans
and mingle, which was cool.

Peter Dinklage has won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting
Actor for his role as Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones.
This follows up his already-impressive Emmy Award win for the role.
Dinklage thanked his wife and daughter for their support, as well
as Thrones writers David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and George R.R.
Martin. He also namechecked Martin Henderson, a British dwarf
injured in a cruel 'dwarf-tossing' prank.

Game of Thrones was nominated for Best Drama, but lost
out to Homeland

Game of Thrones references continue to seep into other
American TV shows. After being referenced on The Big Bang
Theory and Chuck, Thrones has now been accorded
the honour of a (very brief) appearance on The Simpsons. In
the episode "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution" (the eighth episode of the
twenty-third season), Krusty the Clown is fired from his TV series
and tries to get a new show off the ground at the 'HBOwtime'
network (a reference to HBO and fellow cable channel Showtime).
During a sequence advertising the network's shows, a 'Simpsonized'
version of the Game of Thrones cast can be seen, along with
other HBO shows.

Last night, Game of Thrones triumphed at the Spike TV
Scream Awards. The show won three awards, with Peter Dinklage
picking up Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Tyrion
Lannister. Emilia Clarke then picked up Breakthrough Female
Performance for her role as Daenerys Targaryen. Finally, Game of
Thrones itself won in the Best Television Show category,
beating The Walking Dead, True Blood and Doctor
Who (though, as the above image attests, Matt Smith didn't hold
any grudges).

Well done to the cast and crew of Game of Thrones for
their achievement!